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485-186 Foundation Studies in Science and Technology

Credit points: 15.0

Coordinator: To be advised.

Contact: Sixteen 1-hour lectures/demonstrations and two 2-hour practical sessions.

Timetable: Double semester.

Objectives:

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

• identify the main features of children's thinking in science; use concrete models to explain a range of everyday phenomena;
• use the energy concept to explain changes in physical and biological systems; increase their understanding of physical and biological systems relevant to primary school children;
• identify sources of science activities and experiences appropriate to both children and teachers; and
• increase their understanding of techological and environmental aspects of science.

Content:

Aspects of physical and biological science and technology relevant to primary school teachers; children's explanations of natural phenomena; development and application of the particle model for matter; energy sources and transformations; design and technology; structure and function in biology; ecological structures and biological change.

Assessment:

A written record of workshop activities and extension work (30 per cent); a report of at least 1,000 words on science, technology and the media (15 per cent); a report on a small-scale science activity with a small group of children, illustrating some aspect of children's thinking in science (15 per cent); a 90-minute exam on natural and technological world phenomena developed in the lecture and workshop sessions (40 per cent). In order to obtain a pass, students must pass 50 per cent in total including a minimum of 50 per cent in the final examination.

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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 105)

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